Heat and Thermal Energy- Vocab

Front

US temperature scale.

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Fahrenheit

Front

Scale used to measure temperature.

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Kelvin

Front

Transfer of thermal energy from warmer to cooler object.

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Heat

Front

Circular flow of cool air/liquid dropping and warm air/liquid rising causing wind and weather changes.

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Convection current

Front

Heat transfer between particles in two touching objects.

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Conduction

Front

Materials that do NOT conduct heat well, like air and wool.

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Insulator

Front

Expanding matter when heated.

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Thermal expansion

Front

Measure of heat/cold compared to a reference point.

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Temperature

Front

Scale used by most countries to measure temperature.

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Celsius

Front

Lowest temperature: 0 K

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Absolute zero